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Efficacy of Adding 2% (w/v) Chlorhexidine Gluconate to 70% (v/v) Isopropyl Alcohol for Skin Disinfection Prior to Peripheral Venous Cannulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Heather Small ,
Debra Adams ,
Anna L. Casey ,
Cynthia T. Crosby ,
Peter A. Lambert  and
Thomas Elliott
Heather Small
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Debra Adams
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Anna L. Casey
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
Cynthia T. Crosby
Affiliation:
Enturia, Leawood, Kansas
Peter A. Lambert
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, England
Thomas Elliott*
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infection Control, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England
*
Selly Oak Hospital, Raddlebarn Rd., Selly Oak, Birmingham, B29 6JD, England (tom.elliott@uhb.nhs.uk)
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Abstract

We undertook a clinical trial to compare the efficacy of 2% (w/v) chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% (v/v) isopropyl alcohol with the efficacy of 70% (v/v) isopropyl alcohol alone for skin disinfection to prevent peripheral venous catheter colonization and contamination. We found that the addition of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate reduced the number of peripheral venous catheters that were colonized or contaminated.

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Concise Communication
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 10 , October 2008 , pp. 963 - 965
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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